Impulse! session · in the studio

October 19, 1966

Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson

In the room

Hank Jones – piano
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Danny Bank – woodwinds
Jerry Dodgion – woodwinds
Romeo Penque – woodwinds
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Ron Carter – bass
Ed Shaugnessy – drums
Joe Venuto – percussion

The takes

What the numbers mean

Impulse! numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
90665	Jazztime, U.S.A.	A-9132
90666	Spy With A Cold Nose	A-9132
90667	Funky But Blues	A-9132
90668	Cul-De-Sac	A-9132

All 4 takes found on Spotify

Where it ended up

Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson – Happenings (Impulse! A-9132)

A-9132 · 1966HappeningsHank Jones & Oliver Nelson

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

6 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1964	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
V-8615	Ray Brown/Milt Jackson	Ray Brown - Milt Jackson Orchestra	1965	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson, Ron Carter
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson, Ron Carter
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson, Ron Carter

5 of them 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque, Joe Venuto
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque, Joe Venuto
V-8642	Goin' Out Of My Head	Wes Montgomery	1966	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
A-9113	Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle	Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1966	Hank Jones, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
A-9119	Roll 'Em	Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson, Ron Carter
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
A-9147	The Spirit Of '67 · not on the site yet	Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1972	Hank Jones, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson

4 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
RLP 419	The Magic Touch	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1962	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion, Ron Carter
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Ron Carter
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Ernie Royal, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Joe Venuto
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
LP 1433	My Kinda Groove	Herbie Mann	1965	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
LP 1464	Our Mann Flute	Herbie Mann	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8641	Got My Mojo Workin'	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1966	Ernie Royal, Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson, Ron Carter
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Joe Venuto

3 of them 27 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
CL 1041	Miles Ahead	Miles Davis + 19	1957	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Danny Bank
LP 1308	Late Date With Ruth Brown	Ruth Brown With Richard Wess' Orchestra	1959	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Romeo Penque
MGV-8292	Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1959	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
CL 1480	Sketches Of Spain	Miles Davis	1960	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
RLP 387	White Gardenia: A Tribute To Billie Holiday	Johnny Griffin With Strings And Brass	1961	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Ron Carter
RLP 397	A Jazz Version Of Kean: Selections From The Broadway Musical Hit	The Riverside Jazz Stars	1962	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Ron Carter
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Ernie Royal, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Hank Jones, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8474	Bashin'	The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith	1962	Ernie Royal, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
A-51	For Members Only	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Ernie Royal, Oliver Nelson, Joe Venuto
CL 2388	Latin Mann - Afro To Bossa To Blues	Herbie Mann	1965	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Oliver Nelson
LP-768	Rough House Blues	Lou Donaldson	1966	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Oliver Nelson
V-8652	Peter & The Wolf	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1966	Ernie Royal, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
V-8654	The Dissection And Reconstruction Of Music From The Past As Performed By The Inmates Of Lalo Schifrin's Demented Ensemble As A Tribute To The Memory Of The Marquis De Sade	Lalo Schifrin	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Romeo Penque
V-8667	Hoochie Cooche Man	Jimmy Smith	1966	Ernie Royal, Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Jerry Dodgion
BLP 4243	Delightfulee Morgan	Lee Morgan	1967	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank, Oliver Nelson
V-8691	Penny Lane & Time	Kai Winding	1967	Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque, Ron Carter
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Danny Bank

2 of them 80 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Hank Jones, Danny Bank
DEB-198	Autobiography In Jazz	Jazz Workshop	1956	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
MG 12044	Top Brass Featuring 5 Trumpets	Various Artists	1956	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal
MG 12057	Serenade In Blue	Al Caiola	1956	Hank Jones, Romeo Penque
MG-36066	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland Octet	1956	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal
MG-36077	Julian Cannonball Adderley In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Cannonball Adderley Octet	1956	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
CL 1157	Lady In Satin	Billie Holiday	1958	Danny Bank, Romeo Penque
LP 1285	Sing Me A Swing Song	Bobby Short	1958	Danny Bank, Romeo Penque
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
CL 1274	Porgy And Bess	Miles Davis	1959	Ernie Royal, Romeo Penque
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Ernie Royal, Danny Bank
A-11	The Quintessence	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1961	Ernie Royal, Oliver Nelson
RLP 373	Afro-Jaws	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	1961	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
RLP 382	SO Much Guitar!	Wes Montgomery	1961	Hank Jones, Ron Carter
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8427	Kai Ole	Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
A-19	Jazz Goes To The Movies	Manny Albam And His Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
A-22	Cabin In The Sky	Curtis Fuller	1962	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Clark Terry, Ron Carter
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Ernie Royal, Oliver Nelson
PRLP 7214	From The Heart	Etta Jones	1962	Jerry Dodgion, Oliver Nelson
PRLP 7236	Main Stem	Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman	1962	Hank Jones, Oliver Nelson
PR 7712	Jimmy Forrest With The Oliver Nelson Big Band · not on the site yet	Jimmy Forrest With The Oliver Nelson Big Band	1962	Ernie Royal, Oliver Nelson
NJLP 8274	Asia Minor	Dizzy Reece	1962	Hank Jones, Ron Carter
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Hank Jones, Clark Terry
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8494	Big Band Bossa Nova	Stan Getz	1962	Hank Jones, Clark Terry
LP-721	French Cookin'	Budd Johnson	1963	Hank Jones, Joe Venuto
PRLP 7275	Soul Summit Vol. 2	Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff	1963	Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
NJLP 8292	The Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra	John Coltrane/Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Dizzy Reece/Oudi Hrant/Yusef Lateef	1963	Hank Jones, Ron Carter
V-8507	Several Shades Of Jade	Cal Tjader	1963	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Danny Bank, Romeo Penque
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Clark Terry, Romeo Penque
A-38	The Body & The Soul	Freddie Hubbard	1964	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
A-53	After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!	Freda Payne	1964	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal
A-67	Great Scott!!	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Romeo Penque, Oliver Nelson
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Hank Jones, Clark Terry
LP 1422	Latin Fever	Herbie Mann	1964	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
PRLP 7287	Late Hour Special	Gene Ammons	1964	Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
PR 7320	Velvet Soul	Gene Ammons	1964	Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson
V-8554	Reflections	Stan Getz	1964	Hank Jones, Ernie Royal
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
A-78	You Better Know It!!!	Lionel Hampton	1965	Hank Jones, Clark Terry
BLP 4188	I'm Tryin' To Get Home	Donald Byrd	1965	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8610	Movin' Wes	Wes Montgomery	1965	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8618	Monster	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1965	Danny Bank, Oliver Nelson
V-8624	Music From The Motion Picture Once A Thief And Other Themes	Lalo Schifrin	1965	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Hank Jones, Clark Terry
LP 1449	Jazz Dialogue	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8663	Out Of The Storm	Ed Thigpen	1966	Clark Terry, Ron Carter
A-9111	Alfie (Soundtrack)	Sonny Rollins	1966	Danny Bank, Oliver Nelson
A-9112	Profiles	Gary McFarland	1966	Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion
A-9114	The Further Adventures Of El Chico	Chico Hamilton	1966	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
A-9127	Spanish Rice	Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill	1966	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
A-9129	Sound Pieces	Oliver Nelson	1966	Oliver Nelson, Ron Carter
A-9135	Nine Flags	Chico O'Farrill	1966	Clark Terry, Jerry Dodgion
V-8707	Voices	Stan Getz	1967	Hank Jones, Ron Carter
V-8708	Beach Samba	Astrud Gilberto	1967	Ernie Royal, Ron Carter
V-8725	The Best Of Cal Tjader	Cal Tjader And His Sextet	1967	Ernie Royal, Clark Terry
V-8746	Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet	Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1967	Ernie Royal, Ron Carter
V-8752	Stan Getz With Claus Ogerman Orchestra · not on the site yet	Stan Getz With Claus Ogerman Orchestra	1967	Hank Jones, Ron Carter
A-9144	The Kennedy Dream: A Musical Tribute To John Fitzgerald Kennedy	Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1967	Hank Jones, Oliver Nelson
V-8730	Hip Vibrations	Cal Tjader	1968	Ernie Royal, Ron Carter